Konversionen auf der mittelalterlichen Iberischen Halbinsel

Description

The study focuses on three individuals on the medieval Iberian Peninsula, who have apparently all changed their religion voluntarily: a Frankish deacon called Bodo, who converted to Judaism in 838, the Jew Moshe ha-Sfaradi, who was baptized in 1106 and from then on called himself Petrus Alfonsi as well as the Franciscan monk Anselm Turmeda, who converted to Islam around the year 1389. Besides the proceedings and the consequences of this far-reaching decision this paper focuses especially on on the supposed motives, which can be revealed by the transmitted self-testimonies. Finally the single results will be analyzed regarding their similarities and differences; but even despite the individual decisions similar motives and consequences of the conversion can be observed.